Zoom Out - Childbirth

 Why birth matters in the larger journey

We pause at birth because it is the first abrupt transition the nervous system experiences.

After months of protection and mediated contact, the system is suddenly required to regulate directly — breathing, sensation, separation, and connection all at once. 

This moment doesn’t determine a life, but it does set an initial load the system must carry forward.

Everything that follows builds on how this transition was met.

This isn’t about blame or outcome.
It’s about understanding the starting conditions that shape adaptation over time.